This article gives a short overview on the present state of knowledge of the effects of the
intestinal microflora on the health hazards of heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAs). Results of …

Objective Resistance to antibiotics is the major cause of treatment failure of Helicobacter
pylori infection. A study was conducted to assess prospectively the antibacterial resistance …

Since the first successful attempts of growing Helicobacter pylori, a variety of tests for
detecting infection with this pathogen has been described. These tests may be classified as …

Recently we demonstrated that a high percentage of atopic dermatitis (AD) patients
displayed specific immunoglobulin E reactivity to human proteins. Here we show that IgE …

Background Persistent infection with Helicobacter pylori is associated with the recurrence of
duodenal ulcer. Whether the efficacy of bismuth therapy in reducing the rate of recurrence of …

Background Helicobacter pylori is a common human pathogen implicated in certain
gastrointestinal diseases. In the search for new non-invasive techniques to diagnose H …

We conducted a prospective, randomized study to compare the efficacy of oral fusidic acid,
oral metronidazole, oral vancomycin, and oral teicoplanin for the treatment of Clostridium …

ABSTRACT A biprobe real-time PCR protocol, followed by hybridization melting point
analysis, to detect point mutations in the 23S rRNA gene of Helicobacter pylori associated …

In the present study, novel real-time PCR assays targeting the fungal ITS2 region were
developed for the detection and differentiation of medically important Aspergillus species …

ABSTRACT A highly sensitive seminested PCR assay to detect Helicobacter pylori DNA in
feces was developed. PCR with stool specimens and a novel antigen enzyme immunoassay …